GRE Word List

PERT

saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured

The meaning of the word pert is saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured.

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WordMeaning
rotundaa round building
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
vantagea position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view
errantbehaving wrongly
corrodeto eat away by degrees as if by gnawing
nourishmentfood
threshto separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
tardymoving slowly : sluggish